OTISFIELD — The town is holding a series monthly community forest planning meetings through August.

Its Jan. 23 special town meeting had two items on the warrant. The first was an amendment to the solar ordinance allowing for solar trackers up to 25 feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt to the vertical. The second was a motion to empower the Board of Selectpersons to purchase an 85-acre forested parcel on Moose Pond as a Community Forest, provided funding was provided for due diligence, acquisition and stewardship by grants and donations.

Both measures passed, according to a news release from Lee Dassler of the Western Foothills Land Trust. Now the work of planning for the community forest begins.

The Otisfield Conservation Committee and the trust will be holding six monthly community forest planning meetings to be facilitated by the Northern Forest Center.

The meetings are set for 6-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Otisfield Community Center, 292 State Route 121. The meetings begin March 25, and the rest will be held on April 22, May 21, June 24, Jul 22 and Aug. 26.

All residents are invited to participate in the planning sessions. Attendance at all six sessions is optimal but not required. Pizza, salad and beverages will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. before the planning session begins.